The Vardell Report.Hill Country Early Learning Center

Across 19 licensing visits from May 2025 to October 2026, HHSC cited 24 deficiencies at Hill Country Early Learning Center; 24 have a recorded correction.

Visits

19

2025–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

24

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

24

Of 24 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

4

Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

1. Oct 232026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183456

2. Oct 72026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183455

3. Sep 152026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183454

4. Sep 112026

   Investigation

   1 deficiency

   Opened on a report the operation made itself.

   • 746.2805(1)Prohibited Punishments - Corporal PunishmentHigh riskCorrected Oct 8, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905248461

5. Jun 162026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Jun 16, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183453

6. Jun 52026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183452

7. May 152026

   Inspection

   4 deficiencies

   • 746.5617(a)(5)Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire ExtinguisherHigh riskCorrected May 22, 2026
   • 746.5603(c)Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained SafelyMedium-high riskCorrected May 29, 2026
   • 746.3407(8)Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary MannerMedium-high riskCorrected May 15, 2026
   • 746.5617(a)(2)Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical InformationHigh riskCorrected May 15, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183451

8. May 112026

   Investigation

   3 deficiencies

   Opened on a report the operation made itself.

   • 746.305(a)(6)Report Situation Placing Children at RiskHigh riskCorrected Jun 4, 2026
   • 746.2805(3)Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and PullingHigh riskCorrected Jun 4, 2026
   • 746.701(5)Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at RiskMedium riskCorrected Jun 4, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905248460

9. May 42026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183450

10. Apr 292026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183449

11. Apr 272026

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905248459

12. Apr 242026

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183448

13. Apr 222026

    Investigation

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected May 21, 2026
    • 746.307(d)Parental Notification of Communicable DiseaseMedium-high riskCorrected May 21, 2026
    • 746.603(a)(9)Children's Records - Medication RecordsMedium riskCorrected May 21, 2026
    • 746.305(a)(4)Report Outbreak of Communicable IllnessMedium-high riskCorrected May 21, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905248458

14. Nov 52025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183447

15. Sep 172025

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3805(b)(1)Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, DateMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 18, 2025
    • 746.1301(a)(2)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service TrainingMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 1, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183446

16. Sep 42025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 4, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183445

17. Aug 142025

    Inspection

    4 deficiencies

    • 746.1301(a)(7)(A)Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation trainingMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 15, 2025
    • 746.3501(6)Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's ReachMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 14, 2025
    • 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 14, 2025
    • 746.3701(10)Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip OverMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 14, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183444

18. Jul 172025

    Inspection

    3 deficiencies

    • 746.4501(b)Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by ManufacturerMedium riskCorrected Jul 17, 2025
    • 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected Jul 17, 2025
    • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Jul 17, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183443

19. May 52025

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.2703(1)Space Requirements for School-age - Interest CentersMedium riskCorrected May 16, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183442

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Citation 745.641, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 745.641 in July 2025 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   25252525252526262626262626262626262626745.641 across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Safety - Areas Free From Hazards, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3701 in August 2025 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   25252525252526262626262626262626262626746.3701 across all 19 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 745.641 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 745.641: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

2. 02

   What changed after 746.3701 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Safety - Areas Free From Hazards: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

3. 03

   What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

   Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

4. 04

   Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

   HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

• Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1815477

  Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183442

  Visit May 5, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183443

  Visit Jul 17, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183444

  Visit Aug 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183445

  Visit Sep 4, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183446

  Visit Sep 17, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183447

  Visit Nov 5, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905248458

  Visit Apr 22, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183448

  Visit Apr 24, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905248459

  Visit Apr 27, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183449

  Visit Apr 29, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183450

  Visit May 4, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905248460

  Visit May 11, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183451

  Visit May 15, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183452

  Visit Jun 5, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183453

  Visit Jun 16, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905248461

  Visit Sep 11, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183454

  Visit Sep 15, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183455

  Visit Oct 7, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183456

  Visit Oct 23, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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